May 2, 1994
[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
No. 94-1024
THOMAS F. KENNEDY,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant, Appellee.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
[Hon. Frank H. Freedman, Senior U.S. District Judge]
Before
Torruella, Selya and Stahl,
Circuit Judges.
Robert H. Astor and Astor & Minardi on brief for appellant.
Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, and Karen L. Goodwin,
Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.
Per Curiam. Plaintiff-appellant Thomas F. Kennedy
appeals from the grant of summary judgment in favor of
defendant-appellee United States of American. "We review a
grant of summary judgment de novo, employing the same
criteria incumbent upon the district court in the first
instance." Commercial Union Ins. Co. v. Walbrook Ins. Co., 7
F.3d 1047, 1050 (1st Cir. 1993) (citing Pedraza v. Shell Oil
Co., 942 F.2d 48, 50 (1st Cir. 1991), cert. denied, 112 S.
Ct. 993 (1992)). We have reviewed the briefs of the parties
and the record on appeal. We affirm essentially for the
reasons stated in the magistrate's report and recommendation,
dated April 13, 1993, and the district court's memorandum and
order, dated December 15, 1993.
Affirmed. See 1st Cir. R. 27.1.